<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 18-21. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
               meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
               a different meaning:
               
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               <span class="ital">Application agent</span> means that person designated by this article to act as an application agent for permitting
               purposes under this article.
               
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               <span class="ital">Board</span> means the county board of commissioners.
               
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               <span class="ital">Hyde County level III fire inspector</span> shall mean any inspector employed by Hyde County or under contract with Hyde County
               to perform Level III fire inspections in accordance with the North Carolina Code Officials
               Qualification Board.
               
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               <span class="ital">Ordinance enforcement official</span> means:
               
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                  Any fire inspector duly authorized to perform fire inspection services by or for Hyde
                  County and having a valid certification issued by the State of North Carolina; and
                  
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                  (2)
                  
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                  Any officer appointed by the county board of commissioners as an ordinance enforcement
                  official, including any deputy sheriff or law enforcement officer having a valid certification
                  issued by the State of North Carolina.
                  
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               <span class="ital">Outdoor burning.</span>
               
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                  The term "outdoor burning" means the intentional setting of any outdoor fire designed
                  for, or resulting in, the reduction of vegetation, wood products, waste, or any other
                  materials.
                  
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                  (2)
                  
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                  The term "outdoor burning" does not include:
                  
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                  a.
                  
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                  The use of tobacco products;
                  
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                  b.
                  
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                  The use of outdoor cooking equipment, such as grills, smokers or similar devices;
                  and
                  
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                  c.
                  
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                  Campfires in pits or campfire rings; provided that the area around such fires shall
                  be cleared of flammable materials for a distance of not less than six feet in every
                  direction.
                  
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               <span class="ital">Pyrotechnics.</span>
               
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                  The term "pyrotechnics" shall have the same meaning as defined in G.S. 14-414 as it
                  may be amended from time to time.
                  
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               <span class="ital">Pyrotechnics expert</span> means any person who has a certificate of completion of a comprehensive pyrotechnics
               class or seminar from an entity which covers the National Fire Protection Association-Aerial
               Fireworks regulations as outlined in NFPA 1123 and the execution of pyrotechnics in
               said seminar or class or who possesses a federal or state license for the possession
               and discharge of explosives, if required.
               
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               <span class="ital">Responsible party</span> means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or
               any other legal entity who violates this article.
               
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               (Ord. No. 2009-08-01, 9-8-2009)
               
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